Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

[Namque pauci libertatem, pars magna iustos dominos volunt.]

Sallust (c. 86-35 BC) Roman historian and politician [Gaius Sallustius Crispus]

Histories, 4.69.18

Alt. trans.:
• "Few men desire freedom, the greater part desire just masters."
• "Only a few prefer liberty, the majority seek nothing more than fair masters."